Or. Admin. Code § 291-006-0050

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 291-006-0050 - Discrimination Complaint and Appeal Timelines

(1) Discrimination complaints must be received by the discrimination complaint coordinator within 14 calendar days of the incident giving rise to the discrimination complaint unless the AIC can satisfactorily demonstrate why the discrimination could not be timely filed. Untimely discrimination complaints will be denied and returned to the AIC with a statement of the rule.

(2) A discrimination complaint response by the functional unit manager or designee will be sent to the AIC within 70 calendar days from the date the complaint was accepted by the discrimination complaint coordinator, unless further investigation is necessary.

(3) Discrimination complaint appeals must be received by the discrimination complaint coordinator within 14 calendar days from the date that the functional unit manager's initial discrimination complaint response was sent to the AIC unless the AIC can satisfactorily demonstrate why the appeal could not be timely filed. Untimely initial appeals will be denied and returned to the AIC with a statement of the rule.

(4) An untimely discrimination complaint appeal will be denied.

(5) Discrimination complaint appeals will be responded to within 70 calendar days from the date the appeal was accepted, unless further investigation is necessary.

(6) Discrimination complaints, discrimination complaint appeals, or responses may be consolidated by the department.

(7) If the deadline for submitting a discrimination complaint or appeal falls on a weekend or legal holiday, that discrimination complaint or appeal will be deemed timely if the discrimination complaint or appeal form is timely dated by the AIC and the institution discrimination complaint coordinator receives the discrimination complaint or appeal during the first business day following the weekend or legal holiday in which the deadline passed.

Or. Admin. Code § 291-006-0050

DOC 15-2019, adopt filed 10/18/2019, effective 10/18/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 179.321, 423.075, 423.020 & 423.075

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 179.321, 423.075, 423.020 & 423.075